Confirmation February 24, 2018 Second Sunday of Lent St. Philip

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1 February 24, 2018 Second Sunday of Lent Confirmation 2018 Our Lady of Peace Hallie Becnel Chaslyn Brown Mason Cazenave Hunter Cortez Caroline Delaune Laron Esko Zack Falgoust Jenna Folse Zachary Folse Cade Granier Benjamin Gravois Zoe Gravois Ally Hutchinson Levantae Ketchens Alexsia Oubre Isabella Oubre Caroline Reulet Max Reulet Micah Tregre Caihren Wood St.James Hallay Armant Armani Breaud Nydia Cooper Emmet Dumas Omar Gonzales Morgan Lavigne Deyshaun Meloncon Ashley Octave Alaysia Octave Kiri Parker Denishia Steib On February 7, thirty five students from Our Lady of Peace, St.Philip and St. James became the first class confirmed all together in our cluster. Our appreciation is extended to all those who assisted in preparing these young adults for this special moment of new beginnings in their lives, especially Ms. Stephenie Aubert, Mr. & Mrs. Robert (Aileen) Ferchaud, Mrs. Kelly Bourgeois, Mrs. Margaret Cortez, Mr. & Mrs. Lee (Shirley) Granier. as well as Father Matthew McCaughey. Fr. Brad Doyle and Deacon Ricky Oubre. SAINT JAMES CHURCH SAINT PHILIP CHURCH 6613 Highway 18 St. James, LA : phone : fax Office Hours: Mon, & Wed. 7:30am - 2pm Tue, Thur -8am - 3pm Fri. - 8am -11am 1175 Highway 18 Vacherie, LA : phone : fax. Office Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am - 12pm OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH Pastor Hwy 644 Vacherie, LA :: phone : fax Office Hours Mon-Fri - 8:00am - 4pm Chase Bodin Curtis CJ Cullen Andrew Hymel Tre Valentine CLERGY Rev. Matthew McCaughey STAFF: Mr.Stephen Castille Director of Administration scastille@canecatholics.com Ms. Stephenie Aubert Coordinator of Religious Ed. saubert@canecatholics.com Mrs. Carol Ann Hymel chymel@canecatholics.com Ms Jeanie Hymel frmatthewmcc@canecatholics. com Ms. Claire Amedee camedee@canecatholics.com Mrs. Gretchen Ketchens Rev. Brad Doyle Ms. Julie Chiasson jchiasson@canecatholics.com FOR EMERGENCIES CALL: Parochial Vicar frbrad@canecathlics.com Deacon Ricky Oubre (985) rickyretire@yahoo.com

2 Surprise Meetings over Vacation I don t know about you, but I have a love/hate relationship with the internet. I see the tremendous value of the internet in connecting people with each other and helpful information, but I also see a challenge of distraction. In my opinion, the popular slogan of Lay s potato chips, betcha can t eat just one, can equally to Youtube. As many times as I say to myself, I m going to watch just one video, there is always another cat video begging for my attention. For this reason, I choose to avoid Youtube in general. One happy internet story occurred over my recent family vacation. I follow a few Catholic bloggers, and it turns out one lives in New Hampshire with her husband and children. Because I make an annual trip to see my sister s family in New Hampshire, I took it upon myself to introduce myself through to see if we had any connections. In the course of the conversation, she was open to having me over for dinner. Thinking back to my seminary days when we seminarians made an annual trip to a convent of religious sisters up north and shared Louisiana food, I got the idea to bring up some Louisiana food including a king cake and some frozen etouffee for this visit with my newfound friends. While the kids weren t interested in the etouffee (for northerners, I consider etouffee to be advanced eating), the king cake didn t stand a chance. I was really happy to share my Louisiana culinary heritage with some neighbors far north, and I loved being reminded of my great, big Catholic family. To me, being Catholic is about all the brothers and sisters in Christ I have yet to meet. Another happy meeting over my vacation was on the ski slopes. Last winter in New Hampshire, I took a oneon-one lesson on snowboarding at a local ski slope. Can you imagine my surprise when I showed up Friday morning for a lesson only to get the same instructor? These young instructors don t stay in the same place place very long, but Rye seems happy where he s been. He greeted me with a great big grin and the same impressive beard and asked, How s church life? One last surprise meeting took place on the airplane home. I took my middle seat, and lo and behold! there s a dog sitting next to me. Actually, the little dog was on a passenger s lap, but this was my first meeting with an emotional-support animal. I recently read an editorial in the newspaper about the increasing number of pets that accompany air travelers for emotional support, a boa constrictor being the most exotic example. After reading that, I appreciated the well-behaved dog all the more. Peace, Fr. Matthew THE HOLY MASS -WEEKDAYS MON TUE WED THU FRI 8am Our Lady Of Peace 8am 8am Our Lady of Peace 8am Our Lady of Peace, 6pm 8am St. James THE HOLY MASS -WEEKENDS SAT 4pm OLOP 6pm SUN 8am St. James 10am OLOP Sacrament of RECONCILIATION SUN 7:15-7:45am St. James SAT 3:00 3:45pm OLOP SAT 5:30-5:50pm St.Philip If you need to go to Confession outside one of these times, please call the office Sacrament of Baptism - Call Office to schedule Sacrament of Marriage - call the parish at least six months in advance before setting date or making preparations Baptismal Seminar - 2nd Thursday of the month at rectory immediately following Mass (6:30pm) Call the office to register at least one day prior to the class. Or you can register on the website - PRAYER LINE St. James Enola Matherne Myrna Schexnayder Cecile Hymel Our Lady of Peace Marlene Webre TRAVELING CHALICE - Feb. 23- John and Sandra Caire Mar 3 Ralph & Henrietta Becnel Flowers and Sanctuary Candles Our Lady of Peace: Sanctuary Candle - In Memory of Leonard Stein - by Gloria Stein and Family Adoration Chapel - In memory of Jimmy Becnel by Family St.Philip: Sanctuary Candle - In memory of G. Walton Ton Caire by Claire Amedee St. James: Sanctuary -In memory of Janel Gordon by Friends

3 EXTRA! What s Coming Up Feb. 27 Adoremus at OLOP at 6:30pm March 1 - KC Meeting at OLOP at 7pm March 4 - Good Children Society at 11:00am OLOP Squires at 7:00pm March 5 - KPC at St. James 6:00pm 6:30pm Prayer Groups/Bible Study Bible OLOP - 9:15am -, Under the Mantle of Our Lady Women s Prayer Group - 7:30am in Holy Cross Hall at OLOP - Mar 3, 2018 Men s Prayer Group OLOP- 7:00am on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 Charismatic Prayer Meeting - Tuesdays at 7pm at OLOP Rosaries, Adoration and Novenas Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is prayed after the 8am Mass at on Tuesdays The Scripture Rosary for Peace is prayed at at 5:10pm on Thursdays. Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament follow the 6:00pm Mass at on First Thursdays. Recitation of Rosary at 7:30am at St. James on Friday.s Recitation of Rosary for Priests at 8:30am at St. James on Saturdays. Choir Practices Choir - 4:00 on TuesdaysSpirit of Praise - OLOP - 6:00pm on Tuesdays Gospel Choir - OLOP - 6:00pm - Thursdays Gospel Choir - St. James - 6:30pm - Thursdays Readings for the Week: Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, Saturday: St. Katherine Drexel - Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] FAITH FORMATION St. James Sunday, Feb. 25 Grades 7-9 at 9:20am Tuesday, Feb. 27 Grades 1-6 at 5:00p.m. Monday, Feb. 26 Grades :00-6:15 Grades :30-8:00pm Our Lady of Peace Monday, Feb., 26 Grades K-4-5:30-6:45 Grades :15pm RCIA at Our Lady of Peace on Sundays at 6:30pm Adult Confirmation (Faith Formation) Sunday, March 18 at KC Home BAPTISMS Baptisms will be held at Our Lady of Peace on April 1 at 10am Mass. Call the office to schedule. Baptisms all be held at and St. James at the 8:00am Masses on April 1. Please call the office to schedule. NO Baptisms during Lent. Baptisms will be scheduled on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 Baptismal Seminar will be held at St. Philip at 6:45pm on Thursday, March 8. Please register online at or call the Parish Office.

4 Black History Month Celebration St. James Catholic Church will be celebrating Black History Month at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 25. The youth from the Confirmation class will be reading and ushering at the Mass. Everyone is invited to wear AFRICAN ATTIRE for the Mass. Please come out and support the Confirmation students, fellowship and refreshments. KPC Jr. Daughters Sign Up Drive KPC Ladies Auxiliary Court 135 Jr. Daughters is accepting applications for girls ages 8-17 years of age on Feb. 18 and March 4 after 8am Mass. There will be a Jr. Daughters initiation on March 17 at St. Benedict Church. All girls ages 8-17 in the cluster parishes are invited to join. For more information call Christine Perrilloux or Celestine Miller Plate Lunch Fundraiser KPC Ladies Aux Court 45 will sell plate lunches at Church Hall on Friday March 2 and March 16. Tickets will be sold before Mass each Saturday Feb. 24 and March 10, The menu is as follows: Fish, Shrimp rice, Peas, Potato Salad, bread and dessert. Tickets are $9.00. Tickets will also be available from Paulette Joseph , Florence Bastain Abbey Fest Abbey Fest is on Saturday March 17th at St. Joseph Abbey Seminary College in Coington. Youth ages are invited to attend. We will leave at 7:30 AM from Church parking lot. And we'll return that same day at 11 PM. Bring a backpack with a water bottle, your own sunscreen, a hat, and a sweater for night time when it might get cold. The cost is $40 per Lenten Activities & Events in the Cluster Adoremus This event will be held on the first 4 Tuesdays (Feb. 20, 27, March 6 & 13) during Lent at Our Lady of Peace Church from 6:30-7:30. It will be comprised of Adoration with praise and worship lead by Fr. Brad and backed up by the Spirit of Praise Choir. Come to as many or as few as fits your schedule. Reconciliation & Stations On Thursdays during Lent Stations of the Cross will follow 6:00pm Mass at St. Philip Church. During Stations, Fr. Brad or Fr. Matthew will be hearing Confessions. Lenten Mission Our Lenten Mission will be held at St. James Church on Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 6:30pm - 8pm. More details in upcoming bulletins. Lenten Cluster Penance Service Our Lenten Penance Service will be held at St. James Church on Wednesday, March 21 at 6:30pm. person...this provides a t-shirt, two meals, transportation, and a day of hanging out with thousands of teens listening to Stations of the Cross Thursdays -6:30pm - Fridays - 8:305am - St. James 3:30pm - Our Lady of Peace speakers and music! And monks!!!! Make checks out to Church. Sign-up deadline is March 2. RCIA 2018 Following the Rite of Sending held during the 10 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Peace last Sunday, the RCIA group attended the 1 p.m. Rite of Election with Bishop Muench at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge. Jason Rome, who has not yet been baptized, and Tyler Morvant, who is baptized and preparing for the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist, have now been elected to receive those sacraments at the Easter vigil. From left are RCIA director Pam Folse, Ron Becnel sponsor to Jason Rome, Bishop Muench, Tyler Morvant and her sponsor Lisa Rome, and RCIA team member Andrea Cazenave. Please pray for our Elect as they continue their journey to becoming members of our Christian faith. Please visit our website: for more information on programs, schedules and calendar.

5 Donald,Sr. & Genevieve Abadie Norman Allen Roland & Nell Amedee Viola & Joseph Bartholomew & Fly. Betty Becnel Bluebeck, Irene & Jamin Becnel Bryon Becnel Christopher David Becnel Daniel Becnel Dano & Diane R. Becnel J. G. & Marietta Becnel Joseph Lloyd Becnel Joseph Marcel Becnel Maurice Sr. & Daisy K. Becnel Mr. & Mrs. Jules E. Becnel Olga Becnel Roland & Honorine Becnel Stephan Borne Emilca & Hazel Bourgeois Gaspard & Ronnie Brazan Denis, Eve & Denis Jr. Chenier Frederic Clarke Edward, Anna & Eddie Clement Joseph Lal and Frances Constant Leslie Cortez Lester, Lois & Neil Cortez Terry & Bertha Cortez Donald Delatte, Jr. John, Jr., Rene & Hilda Donald Bernard, Esther & Karen Dumas Edwin Joseph Dumas Janet Becnel Folse Reid & Jeanne Folse Chance & Doris Frazier David Mark Granier Andrew Gravois Edwin Menew Gravois Eloise B. Gravois Jessica Rodrigue Busscher Honora Gravois Joseph N. Gros, Jr. Joseph Sr. & Olympe Gros Raymond L Gros, Sr. George Grow, Jr. Gillis & Mabel Guillot Kelsey Hymel Lynn & Gayle Hymel John & Laura Isom In Loving Memory Willie & Josephine Isom Eva D. and Joseph I. James Warren A. Jeffery Byron J. & Morris Keller, Jr. Johnny J. & Jarran Keller Ora Lee L. Keller Francile Baker Labat Cecilia W. Loup Philip & Inez Marse Thomas & Thelma Marse Ty Michael Martinez Joseph, Gladys & Ernest Narcisse Clamce & Alvin Oubre Eddie & Therese Oubre Fly. Eugenia Steib Oubre Freddie P. Oubre, Sr. family Hurby J. Oubre Joseph Sr. & Hilda Oubre family Herman Reulet Joyce Reulet Lloyd Reulet family Alwin Rodrigue August & Alice Rodrigue Chester & Joyce W. Rodrigue Manuel Rodrigue Todd Rodrigue Elodie Rome O Neil and Mary D. Rome Roger & Eugene Rome V. J. Rome Jerry Rougee Lucien & Edna Rougee Raymond Rougee Elmond J. Saul Family Fernand & Lorne Schexnayder,Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Guy Schexnayder Sidney & Isabelle Simon Alvin Joseph Specky" Steib Andre & Iona Steib Benoit & Alice Steib & Rashaud Charles Steib Flo, Regina, Mark, Donavon Steib Paul & Alice I. Steib Rosemond & Vivian Steib Sylvester & Vivian J. Steib Bernice T. Stein Leonard J. Stein Oscar Zeno, Sr. & Larry Baptized Unto the Lord Baptized at St. James Church Niya Rose Dumas child of Ametrish Washington & Nathan Dumas, Jr. on January 28, 2018 Tyler Emmanuel and Joy Elizabeth Sanders twin children of John and Tasha Washington Sanders on February 11, 2018 Kaleigh Rae Zenon child of Nolan Zenon and Koceia Poret on February 18, 2018 Bulletin Memorials Memorial statements were mailed last week If you did not receive one, please call OLOP church office. Adorers needed for the following hours: SUN 3-4 AM, 11AM-12 NOON (2), 12 NOON 1 PM,5-6 PM MON 3-4 PM, 4-5 PM WED 1-2 AM, 3-4 AM, 4-5AM, 1-2 PM, 5-6 PM THURS 1-2 AM, 2-3 AM, FRI 1-2 AM, PM, 12MID 1 AM SAT. 2-3 AM, 3-4 AM, 5-6 AM, 4-5 PM, (2), 5-6 PM, 9-10 PM, PM Please call Rose Brazan at (cell) (house) to take one of these or any other hours.. ST. JAMES Offertory $2, Eastern Europe $ Black & Indian Missions $ ST. PHILIP Offertory $ Eastern Europe $ Black & Indian Missions $ OUR LADY OF PEACE Offertory $6, Eastern Europe $1, Black and Indian Mission $ Repairs & Replacements $90.00